After her mother succumbs to the AIDS virus, six-year-old Frida is forced to start an entirely new life under the guardianship of her uncle. An impressive portrait of a strong little personality plays out against the backdrop of a family tragedy. Summer 1993 was developed in the Script Station in 2015 and Talent Project Market in 2016 and combines the efforts of Talents alumni working as director, writer, producer, co-producer and art director.

Carla Simón

Carla Simón graduated from the Universitat Autònoma in Barcelona and the London Film School. Her short films have screened at numerous festivals. She attended Berlinale Talents in 2015 where the screenplay for her debut feature SUMMER 1993 was selected for the Script Station. The project was also chosen for the Talent Project Market in 2016, and the film premiered at the Berlinale in 2017, where it won the Generation Kplus Jury Prize and the GWFF Best First Feature Award.